Actors from the East Haddam Stage Company will present “Adventure of the Speckled Band” featuring detective Sherlock Holmes on Tuesday, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. at the Plainville Public Library. Become part of the “studio audience.” The play is sponsored by the Plainville Historical Society and the library. The production is from William Gillette’s actual 1930 radio script of one of the first Sherlock Holmes dramas ever broadcast via radio. This “sketch,” as Gillette called it, was originally written by Edith Meiser but extensively edited by Gillette himself. He knew Sherlock like no other actor at that time, having created and played the detective for many years on stages all over the world, explained a press release from the Plainville Public Library. He would go on to do at least two other radio broadcasts portraying England’s most famous sleuth (1933 and 1935). “Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Speckled Band” was originally broadcast in New York City on Oct. 20, 1930. This mystery drama production features four actors portraying seven characters, and includes sound effects. With an introduction by EHSCO’s producing artistic director, Kandie Carle, the presentation runs one hour, including Q &A with the audience. The program is […]
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